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From my favorite doctor on Covid

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Opinion: The U.S. is facing the biggest COVID wave since Omicron. Why are we still playing make-believe?

“The pandemic is far from over, as evidenced by the rapid rise to global dominance of the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2. This variant is a derivative of BA.2.86, the only other strain that has carried more than 30 new mutations in the spike protein since Omicron first came on the scene more than two years ago. This should have warranted designation by the World Health Organization as a variant of concern with a Greek letter, such as Pi.”

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-01-04/covid-2024-flu-virus-vaccine

The Cough That Doesn’t End

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“When I asked friends if they’re noticing coughs more or suffering themselves, they regaled and horrified me with their coughing fits. One had COVID-triggered asthma and an eight-month cough (under control now, thanks to two inhalers and a trip to the pulmonologist). Another was  a lifelong mucous-heavy cougher whose tips included “Chest Physical Therapy” which uses gravity and chest/back percussion to get phlegm to loosen and drain (she lies prone hanging over her bed while “banging her back”).”

https://www.thecut.com/2024/01/how-to-treat-a-cough-that-lingers.html